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SPORTS PEOPLE: PRO BASKETBALL;Wilkins Expected to Miss 8 Weeks

Published: November 11, 1995

Vancouver Grizzlies guard GERALD WILKINS underwent surgery Friday to remove a fragmented herniated disk from his lower back. Wilkins, a former Knick, was placed on the injured list before the start of the season earlier this month.

He had the operation at Centinela Hospital in Los Angeles and is expected to miss at least eight weeks. Wilkins, 32, missed all of last season with a ruptured Achilles' tendon. (AP)